John F. Kennedy Quotes about War
Kennedy, John F. (1963). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962”, p.163, Best Books on
Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.
Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961. The words in quotation marks are from the Bible, Romans 12:12.
The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.
"John F. Kennedy: 1961 : containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the president, January 20 to December 31, 1961" by John F. Kennedy, Washington: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1962.
Final Address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 20 September 1963, New York, NY
Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Address to the Nation, delivered 26 July 1963
The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 25 September 1961
Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable.
American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963
War and hunger and ignorance and despair know no religious barriers.
Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, delivered 12 September 1960 at the Rice Hotel in Houston, TX
Address to the American Newspaper Publishers, delivered 27 April 1961, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York
Undelivered Speech to the Dallas Citizens Council, delivered 22 November 1963, Trade Mart, Dallas, Texas
Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 25 September 1961
American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963
1963 Address in Berlin's Rudolf Wilde Platz, 26 Jun, 22 months after the erection of the wall dividing the city.
Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Program, delivered 12 September 1962, Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.280, Best Books on
Cuban Missile Crisis Address to the Nation, delivered 22 October 1962